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The election of Donald Trump has raised concerns on a seemingly endless number of fronts. Note that the day after he defeated Hillary Clinton in the presidential race, immigrant children were in tears at schools across Denver out of fear that their undocumented parents would be deported before...

Marijuana is now legal in California. On Tuesday, voters approved Proposition 64, which makes it legal for adults over 21 years old to buy, possess and use marijuana recreationally. The overnight change to state law brought a host of new questions: Can I smoke pot in public? When can I buy...

On November 10, the International Association of Political Consultants, which is holding its annual gathering in Denver, offered a panel on The Politics of Marijuana. Four experts from various areas of the cannabis industry addressed an audience of about forty, describing how consultants can...

Reno, Nev. - Nevadans voted to legalize recreational marijuana on Election Day. The law takes effect January 1, 2017; but that doesn't mean people will be able to walk into a dispensary and purchase marijuana on New Year's Day. "Nevadans can legally start smoking, possessing, and having one...

Earlier this week, four U.S. states voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana, whereas four states made it legal as just a medicine. But as national tolerance grows for the drug, a new study suggests the marijuana in circulation bears little resemblance to what the government requires...

Huntington - Huntington voters overwhelmingly approved a city sales tax on sales of recreational marijuana in the Tuesday's General Election, but it was not the only community in eastern Oregon where the issue was on the ballot. According to numbers posted on Baker County's website, the vote...

Portland, Ore. - Oregon's burgeoning marijuana industry could face a significant threat under President-Elect Donald Trump's administration. While Trump has said he would leave legalization for states to decide, the New York tycoon appeared poised Wednesday to appoint New Jersey Gov. Chris...

With the passage of Proposition 64 removing prohibitions on marijuana in California, the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors will be asked to provide direction on possible local regulations related to growing and distributing the newly legalized drug. The County Counsel's Office is scheduled...

After Massachusetts voters said yes to legalizing marijuana Tuesday, Gov. Charlie Baker, an outspoken opponent of the referendum, said he wants a more efficient process of permitting retail pot shops than the extensive procedures the state engaged in to implement medical marijuana. "By the...

Marijuana votes in Oregon offered some surprises, including an embrace of recreational marijuana sales in some conservative enclaves — but the biggest trend by far was for communities to cash in on the lucrative cop. Places like Albany, Oregon City, Manzanita and Scappoose were among the...

In the 24-hour period following Tuesday's election, the town of Palisade received about 10 phone calls and multiple inquiries from people who want to open up marijuana businesses or grow it on their land. At this rate there likely will be more interest than opportunity for marijuana businesses...

Voters in Maine and Massachusetts this week legalized recreational use of marijuana, and concerns are already being raised by law enforcement along the New Hampshire border, as well as legislators and parents. Nashua Police Chief Andrew Lavoie is urging out-of-state visitors to leave their...

Newark - Newark voters approved decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana Tuesday, but Newark officials said they will not follow the new city law. Instead, the city will charge all offenses for possessing 200 grams or less of marijuana using state law instead of the new law...

Sacramento - The battle over legal recreational marijuana is only beginning. Local control and other regulations are yet to be seen. While the roots of a new industry are digging in to California society, those for, against, and tasked with regulating it are working on the limits of the law...

Little Rock, Ark. Medical marijuana is now legal in Arkansas, and the rush is on to figure out who will grow and distribute it across the state. State agencies are working to set rules and business are eyeing what could be windfall profits. At the Department of Finance and Administration...

After four more states voted to approve legalization of marijuana Tuesday, it appears the Department of Transportation will stand by its previous stance that using marijuana is forbidden for truck drivers as long as it remains a Schedule I drug. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration...

An Anchorage marijuana business that ran afoul of state regulations will be let off with a warning. On Thursday, the Alaska Marijuana Control Board heard from director Cindy Franklin, who said the owners of Arctic Herbery will not be prosecuted for the first alleged violation of Alaska's...

Arlington - When we hear about states legalizing medical marijuana, it's easy to picture situations like this. But for folks like Eric Espinoza, who suffers from spastic cerebral palsy, the need for daily medication is no laughing matter. "You take 1 to3 a day of various things," Espinoza...

In recent years, marijuana has become far less taboo in American society. Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Washington D.C. have legislation making it legal to tax, sell and use marijuana recreationally, and more than half the states have medical marijuana programs that are incredibly...

The thing about traveling frequently in wine country is that you hear rumors, about everything from people and jobs to prices and deals that may or may not pass the smell test. You learn to take them all with a grain of salt. But one of the most persistent murmurs I've heard this year —...